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Community Interventions in Non-Medical Settings to Increase Informed Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

No phase specified


Screening


Active


40 to 70


Other


CDC-NCCDPHP-2507
NCT00137618

Trial Description

Summary

This project is a community based participatory research collaboration that will enable increased informed decision making (IDM) for prostate cancer screening in Hispanic and African-American men. This will be done through the development of an educational program implemented in the communities of El Paso, Texas and Columbia, South Carolina to provide accurate information to men regarding prostate cancer screening in order to enable them to make informed decisions.

Further Study Information

This project is a community based participatory research collaboration among two universities and two research networks that will enable increased Informed Decision Making (IDM) for prostate cancer screening in Hispanic and African American men. Our collaborating universities are the University of Texas Health Science center at Houston, Texas Prevention Research Center (TPRC), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), and the University of South Carolina (USC). Our collaborating networks are the Latinos in a Network for Cancer Control (LINCC), and the South Carolina Cancer Research Network (SC-CRN). Through the LINCC and the SCCRN, we have been able to link to the Cancer and Chronic Disease Consortium (CCDC, El Paso) which is working with Hispanic communities and the South Carolina Baptist Education and Missionary Convention (BEMC) which is a network of African American churches. Following the quality criteria for inclusion in evidence reviews conducted by the Community Guide for Preventive Services, we will adapt existing interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of these community–based IDM interventions for prostate cancer screening through two different studies, one at each site. We will first perform formative qualitative research in Hispanic communities in El Paso, Texas and in African American communities in Columbia, South Carolina. We will review existing IDM programs and contextual factors pertinent for adoption and dissemination in these two groups. Using the formative research and the review, we will adapt existing materials for intervention development in each group. For each study, the interventions will be evaluated using a pre-post-test delayed intervention comparison group design. As primary outcomes, we will measure the effect of community-based IDM interventions on men’s knowledge of prostate cancer screening, participation in screening decisions at their desired level and whether participation was congruent with individual values and preferences in decision–making.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males from approximately 40 to 70 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Males who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer or other prostate problems

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Centers for Disease Control

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Evelyn Chan, MD, MSPrincipal Investigator

Jessica A Calderon, MPHPh: (915) 747-8579
  Email: Jessica.A.Calderon@uth.tmc.edu

Evelyn Chan, MD, MSPh: (713) 500-6705
  Email: Evelyn.C.Chan@uth.tmc.edu

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
South Carolina
  Columbia
 John R Ureda, DrPH, MPHSub-Investigator
 Heather Brandt, PhD, CHES Ph: (803) 777-7676
  Email: hmbrandt@sc.edu
 Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
 John R Ureda, DrPH, MPH Ph: 803-765-2010
  Email: jureda@sc.rr.com
Texas
  El Paso
 Theresa Byrd, DrPH, RNSub-Investigator
 Theresa Byrd, DrPH, RN Ph: (915) 747-8504
  Email: Theresa.L.Byrd@uth.tmc.edu
 UT Houston School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus
 Jessica A Calderon, MPH Ph: 915-747-8579
  Email: Jessica.A.Calderon@uth.tmc.edu
  Houston
 Evelyn Chan, MD, MSPrincipal Investigator
 Leona K Bartholomew, EdD, MPH Ph: (713) 500-9630
  Email: Leona.K.Bartholomew@uth.tmc.edu
 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
 Evelyn Chan, MD, MS Ph: 713-500-6705
  Email: Evelyn.C.Chan@uth.tmc.edu

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00137618
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on May 27, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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